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Guernsey Launches “Track-Don’t-Trample” as Residents Photograph Asian Hornets

7/24/2026

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Guernsey launched Track-Don't-Trample program, urging residents to photograph Asian hornets, note direction, and submit data for nest removal.
Hornets first appeared on Guernsey in 2017 after a 2004 pottery shipment introduced them to Europe, prompting volunteers in 2026 to capture 205 queens and destroy nine nests.
Annelotte Baas-Jehan warned nests can hold up to 2,000 hornets and may be in trees or buildings, so the public should not remove them.

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Guernsey launched Track-Don't-Trample program, urging residents to photograph Asian hornets, note direction, and submit data for nest removal.
Hornets first appeared on Guernsey in 2017 after a 2004 pottery shipment introduced them to Europe, prompting volunteers in 2026 to capture 205 queens and destroy nine nests.
Annelotte Baas-Jehan warned nests can hold up to 2,000 hornets and may be in trees or buildings, so the public should not remove them.